Reads like a hit piece. Not that the car doesn't have some warts due to early production issues, but compared to the vast majority of other reviews on the vehicle this one seems to harbor a lot of negative bias.
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Of course you can. Had the ICE guy reviewers done their homework, they would have known that.Re: Rear visibility...Can you pull up the rear camera view at any time, or only in reverse?
Well said.They're currently on one side of the canyon, under-girded by 100 years of industrial tradition, and the backing of the "military-industrial complex", including Big Oil. They see the other side, electrical and powered by renewable energy. They know they need to ultimately get to the other side, but they're so heavily invested into the current status quo, that they fear making the leap across the canyon and falling into it.
Just cancelled my subscription of about 20 years. This was the last straw as they have shown little interest in the coming EV revolution (which they would LOL at). I was figuring that the Model 3 would finally open some eyes there, but it is apparently not to be. They have done a few articles on EVs, but the editorial and tech slant is strongly in the legacy automaker / ICE camp.
Their conclusions seem to boil down to:
1. Too expensive to change the world.Robin
Their conclusions seem to boil down to:
1. Too expensive to change the world.
3. Interior is refreshing and clever (except the rear seats, which are not made for humans) but not up to Euro standards;
4. Exterior is still a fit-and-finish work in progress;
5. UI is borderline weird and distracting;
6. Driving experience is very good;
7. Range is really cut by cold (and driving style, I bet).
The tone was negative but the comments and conclusions seem pretty fair.
Robin
I can't speak for C&D personally, but I can tell you the automotive establishment, from Detroit to Stuttgart to Tokyo, looks at Tesla with a combination of curiosity and fear. Their outward hostility and derision I think hide an underlying insecurity about their entire business model.
The is precisely the reason I cancelled my long time subscription 10 years ago. The writers are so stuck in the ICE mindset that they have become fossils along with the cars they love so much. They have always had an anti EV slant and will continue to unless they clean out the current staff for a new fresher perspective. Oh well guess this publication will die off in the coming year along with their beloved dino juice burners.
If a drivetrain is only impressive to C&D if it results in the fastest accelerating production car in the world, then I believe they have a *very* narrow view.
Do you think that car magazines should be impressed with anything less than extraordinary performance???
Do you think that car magazines should be impressed with anything less than extraordinary performance???
I guess I am surprised that they didn't think it was extraordinary.Do you think that car magazines should be impressed with anything less than extraordinary performance???
They don't have a blanket bias against EV. They gave a five-star rating to the Chevy Bolt and labeled it an "editor's choice." They may have a grudge against Tesla or perhaps even an affinity for the traditional automakers, but they appear capable of reviewing an EV car positively. Most of their criticisms are valid - they just aren't things I care about as much as they do.
I wonder what Car and Driver's ratio of advertising revenue is for internal combustion engine cars vs. Tesla these days? Or even ICEs vs. alternatives?
Completely agree. Like some of the folks here, i too am a long long time C&D subscriber and i find this article pretty spot on. Most items of concern mentioned in the article are the items that owners here on this forum have brought up so i question why some folks seem offended to view the concerns there in the magazine. It seems we fanboys get easily offended when someone calls our baby ugly though we all know our baby has some significant issues to overcome.